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Claude Krusz, PhD, MD,
received his Ph.D. in neuropharmacology from State
University of New York, Downstate Medical Center in 1975 and
his Medical Degree from State University of New York at
Buffalo School of Medicine in 1983. He is a Diplomate of the
American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry and also the
American Board of Forensic Examiners. He is board certified
in Pain Management, EEG and Quantitative
Electroencephalography. He is the Vice President of the
American Board of Electroencephalography and
Neurophysiology. Dr. Krusz currently serves on the Editorial
Board of the American Academy of Pain Management. Dr. Krusz
has been involved in extensive research in the area of
headache and pain disorders. He is in private practice in
Neurology/Headache and Pain Disorders in Dallas, and serves
as the head of his multi-disciplinary clinic Anodyne
Headache and PainCare. He has been appointed to the Board of
Directors of the Texas Pain Society and, most recently,
obtained Subspecialty Certification in Headache Medicine, in
the first group to do so.
Dr. Krusz’s primary areas of interest include evaluation and
novel treatments of headaches, pain syndromes and
neurobehavioral disorders. He is especially interested in
outpatient treatment issues, especially where intravenous
acute management of symptoms is concerned. Neuropsychiatric
interests include traumatic brain injury, Tourette’s
Syndrome, Asperger’s Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorders
and Deaf and Hard of hearing related problems. He helped
found the National Deaf People’s Institute in Dallas.
Dr. Krusz is on the Speaker’s Bureau for Acorda, Allergan,
GlaxoSmithKline, Lilly, Merck, Pfizer, Ortho-McNeil,
Sanofi-Aventis, Sepracor, Wyeth-Ayerst, and Valeant. He is
also a consultant for Acorda, Allergan, Endo,
GlaxoSmithKline and has received grants/research support
from Abbott, Elan, Endo, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and
Solstice.
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 Jane
Cagle, LVN, has
a long background in hospital work and in IV therapies. She
has also worked with patients who have IV medication ports.
She has a strong interest in acute management of headache
and pain flare-ups in the outpatient setting. She also
participates in clinical studies and has published results
of clinical studies with Dr Krusz and other members of the
Anodyne Headache and PainCare team.
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 Diane
Cammarata, APRN, BC,
has a background in nursing and is a psychiatric nurse
practitioner by training. In addition to evaluating and
treating patients with pain and headache disorders, she
engages in one-on-one psychotherapies with patients
experiencing mood disorders. She also directs group therapy
sessions and counsels family members in distress over their
loved one’s clinical status. She also works closely with the
nurse to direct IV treatments for patients in the clinic.
Ms. Cammarata
has joined headache and pain societies and will take
certification examinations in the area of pain management
soon. She participates in clinical research and has
published results of clinical studies with Dr Krusz and
other team members.
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 Stephanie
Hall, BS, MPH,
is principally working in the area of managing a number of
ongoing clinical research projects as a study coordinator
and helping plan for future clinical research studies. She
has an advanced degree (Master’s degree in Public Health)
and is obtaining a doctoral degree in this field with plans
to study patient information techniques for patients with
migraines and headaches.
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 Ann
Harris looks
over the administration section of the practice on a
day-to-day basis. She performs admirably in screening
appropriate patients for the clinic on a continuing basis.
She is excellent at accurate coding, billing, and in helping
patients recover the maximum reimbursement from the
insurance structures. Liaison work with insurance issues as
well as attorney matters related to complex litigation is
also a forté.
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 Kay
Kenchel looks
after legal matters and medical records, together with
distribution of laboratory results is Ms Kay’s province.
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Maria Lopez, REEGT, RN,
has a host of skills acquired over many years. She is
board-certified as an EEG and evoked potentials
technologist. She captures the brain and nerve electrical
information needed to diagnose brain disorders. Ms Lopez
then went on to get a degree in nursing and has worked with
children, in the ER and the ICU settings. In the future, we
hope to see her continue studies, hopefully in some clinical
field.
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John
XXXXXX, our newest
clinic voice, has been with us a short while. He handles all
the myriad details in setting up appointments, as well as
handling emergency clinic treatments for pain and headache
flare-ups. Routing calls and prioritizing needs are a large
part of the front desk activities. John is also certified as
a medical assistant and can perform vital signs and process
laboratory samples.
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 Virginia
Scott works in administration,
clinical research and marketing in many capacities with the
Anodyne practice. She keeps tracks of outside talks,
conferences and many business aspects of the clinic
activities. She also directs and participates in marketing
for the practice and in helping take Anodyne Headache and
PainCare to new directions in terms of providing services.
In particular, she has been active in setting up IV therapy
protocols using telemedicine techniques so that Anodyne
Headache and PainCare can guide other clinicians when they
treat pain and headache problems in remote locations.
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 Jack
Thomson, MS, LPC, has worked
in the field of traumatic brain injury and also sees
patients for biofeedback, stress management and one-on-one
psychotherapy. He is skilled at evaluating neurocognitive
dysfunction, particularly after a traumatic brain injury. He
also performs cognitive rehabilitation with patients to help
them restructure their day-to-day functioning and to enjoy a
fuller lifestyle. Jack also is skilled in research matters
and participates with study patient evaluations in ongoing
clinical trials for headache and cognitive dysfunction.
Biofeedback sessions with Jack Thomson lend themselves to
controlling environmental and personal stress to help
control pain and headache.
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